From our friend, Stu:
“50% of all marriages in America end in divorce.”
That oft-repeated statement hides the factors involved in divorce: age, first marriage v. third marriage, having children v. being childless… Below are the real stats, delivered by divorce.org, behind that quote:
Age at marriage for those who divorce in America
| Age | Women | Men |
| Under 20 years old | 27.6% | 11.7% |
| 20 to 24 years old | 36.6% | 38.8% |
| 25 to 29 years old | 16.4% | 22.3% |
| 30 to 34 years old | 8.5% | 11.6% |
| 35 to 39 years old | 5.1% | 6.5% |
The divorce rate in America for first marriage, vs second or third marriage
50% percent of first marriages, 67% of second and 74% of third marriages end in divorce, according to Jennifer Baker of the Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in Springfield, Missouri.”
The divorce rate in America for childless couples and couples with children
According to the Discovery Channel, couples with children have only a negligibly lower rate of divorce than childless couples.
In the latest edition of Time (May 25, 2009), 40% of babies born in 2007 had umarried parents (trendily called CUs, committed unmarrieds), up from 25% in 2002.
The above stat appears only to be continuing upwards, calling into legal question many issues generally presumed in married or divorced familes, (e.g., health care, child custody and property division).
Today’s CUs though, seem to have their legal homes in order, including DNA-testing as part of their family planning.
Overall, our experience has become that we are increasingly requested to conduct background checks on couples planning on cohabiting, sans the governmental rubber stamp, and recommendations for DNA testing centers.
Swab/Buccal (cheek), hair, blood and forensic sample DNA testing are explained in detail on DNA Plus.
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